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  • Harlequin Toy Creamer

    Harlequin toy creamers are highly collectable, little cuties. Measuring just 2 ¼” high and 2 7/8” from the handle to the lip of the spout, the Harlequin toy creamer is clearly in the miniature category. First produced in 1939, the toy creamer was only available for [...]

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    Harlequin Toy Creamer
  • Harlequin Single/Double Egg Cup

    The Harlequin egg cup was first produced by the Homer Laughlin China Company in 1936. Decades before golden arches dotted the landscape; the three minute egg was the original fast food. Several factors made the egg a natural convenience food. Eggs could be prepared quickly and in various ways. During the lean years of the [...]

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    Harlequin Single/Double Egg Cup
  • Harlequin Marmalade Jar

    The Harlequin marmalade jar, produced by Homer Laughlin, owes its name to the ancient Greeks who discovered that when quinces were slow cooked with honey, they reduced to a sweet, gel-like substance which they called “marmelo.” The Romans took a page from the Greek cookbook, added spices, and served the preserves at imperial banquets. By [...]

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  • Homer Laughlin Harlequin 22-Ounce Jug Pitcher

     The year was 1938. The milkman delivered milk and cream to America’s doorstep. What better way to serve these breakfast staples than in a 22-ounce Harlequin pitcher introduced by the Homer Laughlin China Company in that same year. The pitcher measures 3 ½” across the top, 5” high and 6 ½” across the base to [...]

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    Homer Laughlin Harlequin 22-Ounce Jug Pitcher
  • Harlequin Basketweave Nut Dish

    The inspiration for the Harlequin basketweave nut dish came from a country that most Americans in the late 1930’s paid little mind to. In just a few short years, Japan would hit close to home, but in 1938 it was merely a faraway, exotic locale known for cherry blossoms and delicate china. Noritake china may [...]

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    Harlequin Basketweave Nut Dish

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Harlequin Creamer – High Lip versus Regular Design

Harlequin Creamer – High Lip versus Regular Design
The Harlequin creamer was first produced in 1936 by the Homer Laughlin China Company as part of the Harlequin line sold exclusively at Woolworth’s. The creamer was designed with a “high-lip”, meaning the lip leading to the spout was higher than the top ridge of the creamer. Somewhere [...]

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Harlequin Toy Creamer

Harlequin Toy Creamer

Harlequin toy creamers are highly collectable, little cuties. Measuring just 2 ¼” high and 2 7/8” from the handle to the lip of the spout, the Harlequin toy creamer is clearly in the miniature category. First produced in 1939, the toy creamer was only available for [...]

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Harlequin Novelty Creamer

The Harlequin novelty creamer was first introduced by the Homer Laughlin China Company in 1938. In the decades since then, cream consumption has dropped off sharply due to health conscious, fitness-minded consumers who would rather add non-fat creamer to their coffee than a shot of butterfat. But in 1938, approximately 40% of American households did [...]

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Harlequin Single/Double Egg Cup

Harlequin Single/Double Egg Cup

The Harlequin egg cup was first produced by the Homer Laughlin China Company in 1936. Decades before golden arches dotted the landscape; the three minute egg was the original fast food. Several factors made the egg a natural convenience food. Eggs could be prepared quickly and in various ways. During the lean years of the [...]

Read More »

Harlequin Marmalade Jar

The Harlequin marmalade jar, produced by Homer Laughlin, owes its name to the ancient Greeks who discovered that when quinces were slow cooked with honey, they reduced to a sweet, gel-like substance which they called “marmelo.” The Romans took a page from the Greek cookbook, added spices, and served the preserves at imperial banquets. By [...]

Read More »

Homer Laughlin Harlequin 22-Ounce Jug Pitcher

Homer Laughlin Harlequin 22-Ounce Jug Pitcher

 The year was 1938. The milkman delivered milk and cream to America’s doorstep. What better way to serve these breakfast staples than in a 22-ounce Harlequin pitcher introduced by the Homer Laughlin China Company in that same year. The pitcher measures 3 ½” across the top, 5” high and 6 ½” across the base to [...]

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